High efficiency blue light emitting unipolar transistor incorporating multifunctional electrodes
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
94
Journal Issue
15
Pages
153307
Date Issued
2009-01
Author(s)
Abstract
The authors report on blue light emitting unipolar organic light emitting transistors (OLETs) with external quantum efficiency up to 0.2% by using multifunctional Mg/Au electrodes formed in combination with an efficient light emitting fluorene derivative. A mobility up to 6× 10-6 cm2 V-1 s-1 has been achieved, which is comparable to previous results from time of flight mobility measurements. An anomalous light emission behavior is observed in unipolar OLETs. The phenomenon is discussed in light of the effects of electron injection and outcoupling efficiency, respectively. Our results show that the multifunctional electrodes are useful for implementing highly efficient unipolar OLETs. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.
Subjects
Blue light-emitting; Emission behaviors; External quantum efficiencies; Fluorene derivatives; High efficiencies; Mobility measurements; Organic light emitting transistors; Out-coupling efficiencies; Time of flights; Electrodes; Phototransistors; Light emission
Type
journal article